Partition Software for RAID 5

Summary

This article will share partition software for RAID 5 disk partition resizing when it is running out of disk space on Windows Server.

Andrew Wright

Updated on 2024/11/02

by Andrew Wright

Partition Software for RAID 5 Resizing

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RAID 5 is running out of disk space on Windows Server? Don't panic! You can resize the RAID 5 without third-party partition software. IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server is professional Server partition software that can resize basic hard disk partition and RAID 5 partition without touching the operating system or disk data. You can use this partition software to shrink other partition and squeeze unallocated space, and then add the unallocated space to the partition that is lacking of free space.

IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server is a highly reliable partition software for RAID 5 and all Windows Server users. It offers powerful tools to manage disk partitions securely and efficiently. Below are the key features of this versatile partition manager:

  • Shrink any drive without losing data
  • Extend any drive without losing data
  • Move unallocated space without losing data
  • Move partitions without losing data
  • Copy partitions for RAID 5 setups
  • Clone disk to backup RAID arrays
  • Convert NTFS to FAT32 without losing data
  • Convert MBR to GPT without losing data
  • Adjust cluster size through formatting
  • Repair bad sectors on HDDs, SSDs, USBs, and SD cards

What makes it unique? This partition software for RAID 5 is secure, dependable, and user-friendly. It safeguards your OS and data even during power failures while managing your RAID arrays or disk partitions.

IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server is fully compatible with all Windows Server OS.

If you right-click a partition in this software, you’ll see various options to streamline RAID 5 or other volume configurations. Options may vary based on the volume properties.

Right-click resizer options for RAID 5

Guide to Resize RAID 5 Partition with Partition Software

How to redistribute disk space in Windows Server?

Download IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server for all Windows Server OS.

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Step 1:
Download, install and run IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server. Right click a partition that has enough free space and choose "Resize/Move" option.resize partition

Step 2:
Shrink the selected partition to squeeze some unallocated space.

Steps to resize your disk partition
Steps to resize your disk partition

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Shrink other large partition to produce free space for C drive

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Step 3:
You need to move the unallocated space close to the partition that runs out of disk space. Then, right click the partition and select "Resize/Move" option.

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Right click c drive to get started with extending c

Steps to resize your disk partition
Steps to resize your disk partition

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Step 4:
Move the arrows to extend the selected partition and then click "Apply" button.

Need Space on RAID 5

Below are some cases that RAID 5 users run into low disk space problem:

"Hello! I have Windows Server 2003 operating system on my PC with 3 SATA disks in RAID 5. Recently, the C drive on RAID 5 is running out of disk space and system frequently pops up low disk space warning message. Can I resize RAID 5 C drive on Windows Server 2003 without reinstalling system or rebuilding the array? What can I do to?"

"RAID 5 is running on low disk space on system partition on Windows SBS 2003 Standard. The RAID 5 array is created by 3 disks. There are two partitions on RAID 5, which include a system partition and a data partition. Now, the problem is that both system partition and data partition are nearly full. Should I rebuild the array to resize the RAID 5? Can I simply add a new hard disk to extend system partition without rebuilding the RAID 5 array?"

Solutions for RAID 5 Resizing on Windows Server

1. Add new disk to rebuilding RAID 5 array
If there is no free space on RAID 5, you can add new disk to rebuild RAID 5 array to allocate more space. If you need to rebuild RAID 5 array, you need to reinstall the system and reformat the disk. Therefore, you had better backup all important data on the RAID 5 array before partition resizing.

2. Resize RAID 5 array with third-party software
With third-party partition software, you can resize RAID 5 partition without rebuilding array. IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server allows you to move free space from other partition on the RAID 5 to extend the partition that needs space. Even if there is no free space on whole RAID 5, you can add new disk and move the space from new added disk to extend the partition that is lacking of free space on RAID 5.

All Windows Servers Supported with Partition Software

IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server supports almost all Windows Servers such as Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012, Windows Server SBS (SBS 2003, SBS 2008, SBS 2012), and Windows Server R2 (Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2), etc. With this partition software, you can resize RAID 5 partition when it is running on low disk space. It enables you to resize C drive without reinstalling system or reformatting disk. It also enables you to expand data partition space without losing any data.

Main Features of Partition Software

The main function of IM-Magic Partition Resizer Server is to help users resize disk partition when it is running out of disk space. By using this software, it allows you to:
* Extend C drive on Windows Server 2016 2019 2022
* Resize hard disk or RAID 5 disk without touching data
* Expand system partition without reinstalling or rebooting
* Increase of disk partition without any influence on operating system or performance of PC
* Reallocating disk space without repartitioning hard disk

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